CN103282906A

CN103282906A - System, method, apparatus, or computer program product for exercise and personal security

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Publication number: CN103282906A
Application number: CN2011800640159A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 史蒂芬·R·艾特曼; 大卫·维吉尔; 托马斯·F·多伊尔; 大卫·J·洛斯
Original assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Current assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Priority date: 2010-12-10
Filing date: 2011-12-12
Publication date: 2013-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-12
Also published as: JP2014500560A; US8988214B2; KR101592873B1; WO2012079064A3; EP2649546A2; KR20130116896A; WO2012079064A2; CN103282906B; EP2649546B1; US20120150327A1; JP5774719B2

Abstract

A method and system for tracking exercise and personal security includes providing hardware for a portable computing device that allows the device to be worn on a person. The method includes receiving a selection of an exercise option with the portable computing device and receiving a selection of an automated alert option for personal security with the portable computing device while a person trains or competes. The portable computing device that is worn may display one or more biological outputs on a display and it may provide a user interface which has one or more selectable instant alert options. The user interface may also support two-way audio communications.

Description

The system, method, equipment or the computer program that are used for exercise and personal security

Claim of priority and cross reference to related application

The application's case according to 35 U.S.C. § 119 (e) advocate on Dec 10th, 2011 title of application be " system, method, equipment or the computer program (System; method; apparatus; or computer program product for exercise and personal security) that are used for exercise and personal security " the 61/422nd, the right of priority of No. 075 U.S. Provisional Patent Application case, the full content of described application case is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

Background technology

Current, there is the many dissimilar device of guarder's human subject when being used in the human subject and taking exercise.Specifically, at least one in some allowed monitor heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, the oxygen content of blood and the blood pressure in these devices only installs some examples of physiological condition being monitored for available these.

Usually, these device possibility sizes are bigger, and may be helpless to arbitrarily wearing of human subject.Another problem of these conventional equipments is that they normally customize at specific function, and multiple function is not provided, and for example monitor above cited a plurality of physiological situations with single assembly.

Another problem that the people of sportsman and exercise faces be take exercise to monitor with communicate by letter integrated.Specifically, many exercise monitoring arrangements are not supported two-way communication, for example bi-directional RF emission (such as the bi-directional RF emission that is used for honeycomb telephone call).Usually, the people of sportsman and exercise is except carrying such as also needing to carry or wear the exercise monitoring arrangement the portable communication appts such as mobile phone.

Another problem that the people of sportsman and exercise faces is the personal security.For instance, the women of many women sport persons and exercise must be very vigilant when they train in remote areas or in the adventurous place of personal security's possibility.Women sport person and general easy attack or the attack that is subjected to male sex assailant of women in the exercise of remote areas.

In order to alleviate the risk that attacks or attack, cross the wherein adventurous geographic region of personal security's possibility if training or exercise need women sport person or women person taking exercise to move, the women of women sport person and exercise often carries out this training/exercise with the companion so.In other cases, the women of women sport person and exercise must make other people will know that women sport person/person taking exercise is not in any danger aspect the personal security at their training period to progress or beginning/halt that other people informs them.

Therefore, need a kind of system and method that can overcome the problem that is associated with single functional training monitoring arrangement.Specifically, the system and method that needs a kind of exercise monitoring arrangement be used to the personal security's function that provides support two-way communication and can be integrated can be followed the trail of by remote computer server.

Summary of the invention

A kind of for follow the trail of taking exercise and personal security's method and system is included as portable computing and provides permission that described device is worn on hardware on the person.Receive tempering the selection of option with described portable computing when described method is included in people training or match, and with described portable computing reception to the selection for personal security's automatic alert option.The described portable computing of wearing can show one or more biological output at display, and it can provide and has the user interface that one or more can select instant alert option.Described user interface also can be supported bidirectional audio communication.

Description of drawings

In the drawings, identical reference number refers to identical part in all various views, unless indication is arranged in addition.Have the reference number that letter character indicates for for example " 102A " or " 102B " etc., described letter character indicates can distinguish two partly similar or elements that exist among the same figure.When wishing that reference number is encompassed in all parts that have same reference numbers among all figure, the letter character that can omit reference number indicates.

Figure 1A is the system level function block diagram that is coupled to the portable wireless the worn device of cordless communication network;

Figure 1B is the detailed functional block diagram that can wear the second aspect of portable wireless device;

Fig. 1 C is the functional block diagram that can comprise the multi-purpose computer that can wear the portable wireless device;

Fig. 2 has the exemplary figure that wears the portable wireless device that anatomy is installed hardware;

Fig. 3 is used to the figure that the operator that can wear the portable wireless device shows the screen of exercise data and contest data;

Fig. 4 is for wearing the figure that the portable wireless device shows the screen of the position that can wear the portable wireless device with respect to geographical element and with respect to other;

Fig. 5 is the figure for the screen of the remote portable calculation element that shows the position that can wear the portable wireless device with respect to geographical elements such as for example streets;

Fig. 6 is that explanation is used for following the trail of the process flow diagram of exercise and personal security's method with wearing the portable wireless device; And

Fig. 7 is that explanation is for the treatment of the process flow diagram of the method for the exercise data that can be worn the generation of portable wireless device by one or more and personal security's data.

Embodiment

Use word " exemplary " to mean " serving as example, individual example or explanation " in this article.Any aspect that will not be described as " exemplary " herein is interpreted as more preferred or favourable than other side.

In this described, term " application program " also can comprise the file with executable content, for example: object code, script, syllabified code, making language document and patch.In addition, " application program " mentioned herein also can comprise the file that can not carry out in essence, for example may need document or other data file that needs access opened.

Term " content " also can comprise the file with executable content, for example: object code, script, syllabified code, making language document and patch.In addition, " content " mentioned herein also can comprise the file that can not carry out in essence, for example may need document or other data file that needs access opened.

Use in so describing, hope such as term " assembly ", " database ", " module ", " system " refer to computer related entity, the combination of hardware, firmware, hardware and software, software or executory software.For instance, assembly can be process, processor, object that (but being not limited to) move at processor, can carry out body, execution thread, program and/or computing machine.In the mode of explanation, the application program and the calculation element that operate on the calculation element all can be assembly.One or more assemblies can reside in process and/or the execution thread, and assembly can and/or be distributed between two or more computing machines on a computing machine.In addition, these assemblies various computer-readable medias that can store various data structures from above are carried out.Described assembly can be for example according to the signal with one or more packets (for example, from one by means of another component interaction in described signal and local system, the distributed system and/or cross over network such as the Internet for example and with the data of the assembly of other system interaction) communicate by letter by means of this locality and/or remote process.

In this described, term " communicator ", " wireless device ", " wireless telephone ", " radio communication device ", " wireless handset " and " smart phone " used interchangeably.Along with the third generation (" 3G ") and the 4th generation (" 4G ") wireless technology arrival, bigger bandwidth has realized having more portable computings of more kinds of wireless capabilities.Therefore, can wear the portable wireless device can comprise cellular phone, pager, PDA, smart phone, guider or have wireless connections or the handheld computer of link.

Figure 1A is the system level function block diagram that is coupled to the portable wireless the worn device 105A of cordless communication network 142.Many system elements illustrated among Figure 1A are coupled to communication network 142 via communication link 103.

Link 103 illustrated in fig. 1 can comprise wired or Radio Link.Radio Link is including (but not limited to) radio frequency (" RF ") link, infrared link, sound link and other wireless medium.Communication network 142 can comprise wide area network (" WAN "), LAN (Local Area Network) (" LAN "), the Internet, public switch telephone network (" PSTN "), paging network or its combination.Communication network 142 can be set up by broadcasting RF transceiver tower 110B.Yet the those skilled in the art recognizes that the communicator of other type except broadcasting RF transceiver tower 110B is contained in the scope of the present invention to be used for setting up communication network 142.Can wear portable wireless device (" WWPD ") 105A and have antenna 110A through being shown as, make that can wear portable wireless device 105A accordingly can set up wireless communication link 103 via RF transceiver tower 110B and communication network 142.

Portable wireless device 105A can be worn and a plurality of various softwares and/or hardware element can be comprised.This type of software and/or hardware element are including (but not limited to) radio frequency (" RF ") transceiver 115, HA Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) module 120A, biology or physiological monitor 125A, exercise module 130A, personal security's module 135A and amusement module 140, camera 145, loudspeaker 150, display 155, user interface 160, time module 165, portable hardware 170, network browser module 175, electric power supply device 180 and microphone 360.Can wear portable wireless device 105A can comprise as illustrated CPU (central processing unit) (" CPU ") 402A in Figure 1B hereinafter.CPU 402A can carry out function as described above, or it can have some special circuits that function as described above is provided.

RF transceiver 115 can be coupled to antenna 110A.RF transceiver 115 can be supported one or more multiple RF communication types.For instance, but RF transceiver 115 supporting cellular formula phone type RF communication.Other communication type is including (but not limited to) fixed wireless, portable communications system (" PCS "), or satellite communication system.RF transceiver 115 can be realized multiple access communication according to any standard or agreement, described standard or agreement for example are CDMA (" CDMA "), time division multiple access (TDMA) (" TDMA "), frequency division multiple access (" FDMA "), or global system for mobile communications (" GSM "), or its any combination.

RF transceiver 115 also can be supported with network 142 combinations

The COS instant messaging. It is the software application by high pass Internet service (QIS) (department of Qualcomm, and be the part of the wireless and the Internet group of high pass) exploitation.

Be provided at instant connection between the user that may be in the heterogeneous networks framework and in the network architecture of same type, operate and the reliable method of two-way communication.

Can comprise the software application of developing at BREW (" BREW ") platform.

" namely by namely sending out " (" PTT " ") is a kind of method of talking at half-duplex communication line at 3G and 4G network.This paper is said The user that hand-held set and server software allow to wear portable wireless device 105A by pressing the button with under the sun other

The user connects immediately.In addition,

Service realizes (individual) one to one and one-to-many (group) calling on 3G and the 4G network.

Understand as the those skilled in the art,

Can use internet voice protocol (VoIP) technology of standard.Can be in discrete packets send voice messaging in digital form via Internet Protocol (" IP ") data network rather than traditional circuit switched protocol of for example being used for PSTN (" PSTN ").

RF transceiver 115 also can be supported simple message transceiver system (SMS) function, for example text editing.The operator that RF transceiver 115 can allow to wear portable wireless device 105A is with inbound or import call into and be forwarded to text transfer sound engine, and described text transfer sound engine can comprise software and/or the hardware as the part of Subscriber Interface Module SIM 160.Perhaps, described text transfer sound engine hardware and/or software can be the part of server 111, and it can receive by wearing portable wireless device 105A and be forwarded to its call.

GPS module 120A can comprise hardware and/or the software of supporting american global positioning system (" GPS ").Yet other GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) (" GNSS ") is contained in the scope of the present invention, and can be subjected to by wearing hardware and/or the software support that portable wireless device 105A carries out.Other GNSS or global position system (" SPS ") are including (but not limited to) Muscovite glonass system, and the Galileo system in Europe.GPS module 120A can be to one group of current geographic coordinate of the position of operator's generator 105A that can wear portable wireless device 105A.Can wear portable wireless device 105A and also can provide the map of showing geographic coordinate at display 155.GPS module 120A also can use RF transceiver 115 via network 142 its geographic coordinate that calculates to be transmitted into remote server 111, second can wear portable wireless device 105B and/or portable computing 107.

Portable wireless device 105A can be worn and one or more biologies or physiological monitor 125A can be comprised.These monitors 125A can check and follow the trail of one or more physiological parameters.Exemplary measured physiology and/or institute's parameters calculated including (but not limited to): total body rhythm of the calorie of heart rate, burning, variability, the respiratory rate of heart rate, arrhythmia cordis (if there is), heart and function, blood pressure, unusual health move that (tic), body position, general health move, the existence of body temperature, sweat and quantity, oxygenation, and the blood sugar level in the blood.Monitor 125A can cooperate or associated working with one or more sensors 210, as hereinafter described in Fig. 2.These a little sensors 210 can be including (but not limited to) heart rate sensor, pre ure tra ducer, strainometer, gyroscope, accelerometer, passometer, clinical thermometer, thermopair, blood glucose meter, and other similar sensor of understanding of those skilled in the art.

The monitor 125A of Fig. 2 and sensor 210 can cooperate and/or associated working with one or more exercises or sports module 130A.Can design at the given body activity and take exercise or sports module 130A, described given body activity can including (but not limited to): jog, run, walking, by bike, swim, row the boat, strength building, Yoga, mountain bike, skiing, hiking and mountain-climbing.Traceable other the similar body movement that comprises all physical culture and physical culture correlated activation of described system.

Can customize each exercise or sports module 130A at the given body activity.For instance, the calorie of the traceable heart rate of the sports module of jogging 130A, burning, and can wear the distance that the operator of portable wireless device 105A advances.Swimming physical culture active module 130A is traceable and monitor heart rate, the calorie of burning, water temperature also, and can wear the number of turns that the operator of portable wireless device 105A carries out.Sports module 130A also can be according to being followed the trail of and Looking Out Time by the activity that can wear portable wireless device 105A selection.

Except the exercise or sports of following the trail of the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105A, exercise module 130A also can receive and can wear portable wireless device 105B from other and be transmitted into the usefulness data that can wear portable wireless device 105A, as illustrated among Figure 1A.In one embodiment, portable wireless device 105A can be worn and the data that other operator of other portable wireless worn device 105B of the exercise identical with the operator that may participate in wearing portable wireless device 105A or sports is correlated with can be received.Other sportsman that these usefulness data can be showed at display 155 including (but not limited to) (1) or person taking exercise's geographic position, and (2) other sportsman and the specific of person taking exercise are measured.Described specific measuring can be including (but not limited to) calorie, present speed, current exercise speed or the movement rate etc. of burning.The usefulness data can comprise to control oneself and upload and store the famous athletic data of its exercise or sports data.In this way, portable wireless device 105 can be worn and competition can be between a plurality of sportsmen and/or person taking exercise, cultivated, wherein these people can be geographically significantly different (that is, being separated from each other), for example people and people's comparison usefulness data of living in different cities and towns, city, state, country etc.

Exercise module 130A is also traceable and monitor the benchmark be associated with the data of storing, for example by the famous or sportsman that merits attention at server 111 places record and the benchmark stored.In other words, exercise module 130A can provide the operator's that can wear portable wireless device 105A current exercise or sports and upload and stored his or her exercise or the continuous comparison of sports data (being also called the usefulness data in whole this document) famous or the athletic institute event memory that merits attention.To in conjunction with Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 details about these comparing functions of being carried out by exercise module 130A be described in further detail hereinafter.

Personal security's module 135A can comprise hardware and/or the software module that allows the operator to select from a plurality of personal security's features and function.For instance, personal security's module 135A can activate a function, and making can be in the position of communication network 142 transmissions by the portable wireless the worn device 105A of GPS module 120A supervision and detection.These data can be received by server 111.In this way, the third party can monitor the movement of the portable wireless the worn device 105A that has activated personal security's module 135A.Personal security's module 135A can comprise user-defined function, for example can be by warning or the alarm button of the operator presses that can wear portable wireless device 105A.(for example, robbery, kidnapping, attack etc. under) the situation, he or she can press warning or alarm button just to experience safety problem the operator.

Personal security's module 135A also can be through programming to provide the periodically updating the position that can wear portable wireless device 105A as being selected by the operator.Personal security's module 135A can produce indication operator's periodic text messages in good condition.Equally, personal security's module 135A also can be used as " cut-out switch " and operates.For this feature, need the operator to press the button, described button according to some time interval and/or position or above both launch the message of statement " operator is fine ".When the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105A does not press the button, can trigger and produce alarm signal by wearing portable wireless device 105A so after cycle time and/or under a position or above both situation.This alarm signal is sent to server 111 via network 142.Alarm signal in the one exemplary embodiment can be taked the form of text message.The generation of text message may consume considerably less or low bandwidth.Text message can with the same operation of conventional wireless device of utilizing 3G and 4G wireless connections.

Personal security's module 135A can support security feature and/or the function of other type.Security feature and/or the function of these a little other types can comprise cautionary characteristic, and the operator that its permission can be worn portable wireless device 105A sends to server 111 with alarm condition.By this alarm condition, for example can notify second can wear remote operator such as portable wireless device 105B or portable computing 107 and begin to follow the trail of or monitor that first can wear the state of portable wireless device 105A.

In other words, can support need be with respect to a side's who monitors the position that can wear portable wireless device 105A directly actuated cautionary characteristic for personal security's module 135A.The side that this cautionary characteristic can only need to have to the access right of server 111 begins to pay close attention to position and the movement that can wear portable wireless device 105A, till the operator's indication that can wear portable wireless device 105A no longer needs the third party further to monitor.

Personal security's module 135A also can support for example emergency function and/or feature such as 911 urgent call features.This means that when activating 911 urgent call features personal security's module 135A can be through programming to send current location and the message predetermined or that prerecord that can wear portable wireless device 105A.The message of prerecording can comprise that identification can wear the operator's of portable wireless device 105A text message and/or the speech message of name, and allows rush immediately rescue operation person's instruction of emergency personnel/first respondent.Personal security's module 135A also can support specific emergency function, and for example the classification of identified emergency situation or type and request are corresponding to the classification of being selected by the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105A or the emergency aid of type.

That is to say that personal security's module 135A can support emergency medical function, emergency alert function, and urgent fire function, or its any combination.In this way, the operator selectable that can wear portable wireless device 105A is selected the type of the emergency condition that the operator can experience, in order to suitably notify and ask suitable emergency personnel/first respondent to arrive the position that can wear portable wireless device 105A.

As described above, can wear portable wireless device 105A and also can comprise one or more amusement modules 140.One or more amusement modules 140 can be supported some functions and/or feature or its combination, and it is including (but not limited to) audio player, video player, video-game, and other amusement function.For instance, amusement module 140 can comprise the MP3 player that comprises the audio file of music file for broadcast.

Can wear portable wireless device 105A and also can comprise camera 145, camera 145 can be supported conventional photo and video.Hereinafter will further details about camera 145 be described in conjunction with Figure 1B.Portable wireless device 105A be can wear and loudspeaker 150, microphone 360, display 155 and Subscriber Interface Module SIM 160 also can be comprised.Subscriber Interface Module SIM 160 can be coupled to loudspeaker 150, display 155 and microphone 360.

Subscriber Interface Module SIM 160 can be supported operating system (" OS ") or for its part, described operating system be illustrated in figure on the display 155 and integrate and can support to key in the order of order and voice activation.Subscriber Interface Module SIM 160 can provide simulating keyboard at display 155.Perhaps, can be the part of Subscriber Interface Module SIM 160 as physical keyboard illustrated among Figure 1B or keypad 374.

Can wear portable wireless device 105A and also can comprise one or more time module 165, described one or more time module 165 can be coupled to display apparatus module 155, loudspeaker 150 and exercise or sports module 130A.165 traceable current time of time module and a plurality of times in the world and other time zone.Time module 165 can be accessed and can be to taking exercise or sports module 130A provide data, for example (but being not limited to) lap time, the speed of running or jog, and other similar temporal characteristics.Time module 165 can be coupled to display 155.The time of being followed the trail of by time module 165 can be displayable for the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105A.

Can wear portable wireless device 105A and also can comprise portable hardware 170, it can take various multi-form.For instance, portable hardware 170 can comprise the physical arrangement of one or more bands that for example are coupled, and therefore can wear portable wireless device 105A and wear as the hoop cover or as wrist-watch.In other cases, portable hardware 170 can comprise other band, band or securing member, therefore can wear portable wireless device 105A and can be worn on other position of human anatomy.For instance, WWPD 105A can be worn on people's the arm and around people's trunk.

Can wear portable wireless device 105A and also can comprise network browser module 175, it can be coupled to display 155B, Subscriber Interface Module SIM 160 and RF transceiver 115.Network browser module 175 can allow the operator to enter the Internet and for example allow that GPS module 120A and exercise/various modules such as sports module 130A upload or download customizing messages.

Portable wireless device 105A can be worn and also electric power supply device 180 can be comprised.Electric power supply device 180 can be including (but not limited to) battery, capacitor, solar cell, mechanical generating apparatus (that is, from Wiring apparatus), with and any combination, and the known similar electric power supply device 18 of those skilled in the art.

Server 111 can comprise one or more modules of mirror image of module that can wear in the portable wireless device 105A or can wear the part of portable wireless device 105A as being included in.That is to say that server 111 can comprise one or more GPS modules 120B, one or more exercise module 130B, one or more biological monitor modules 125B, and one or more personal security's modules 135B.The module of server 111 can be complementary with respect to the module that can wear portable wireless device 105A, and can with the module cooperative work that can wear portable wireless device 105A.

As discussed previously, server 111 can wear portable wireless device 105B with other and other portable computing 107 is communicated by letter.Other portable computing 107 can comprise handheld computer, laptop computer and desktop PC.

Referring to Figure 1B, displaying can be worn exemplary, the non-limiting aspect of portable wireless device 105A.Can wear portable wireless device 105A and comprise system on chip 322, system on chip 322 comprises multi-core CPU 402A.Multi-core CPU 402A can comprise the 0th nuclear 410, first nuclear 412 and N nuclear 414.According to the one exemplary embodiment that substitutes, CPU 402 also can comprise the CPU of monokaryon type rather than have the CPU of a plurality of nuclears.

As illustrated among Figure 1B, display controller 328 and touch screen controller 330 are coupled to multi-core CPU 402A.The touch-screen display 155 of system on chip 322 outsides is coupled to display controller 328 and touch screen controller 330 again.

Figure 1B shows that further video encoder 334 (for example, line-by-line inversion (PAL) scrambler, order transmit colored and storage (SECAM) scrambler, or U.S.'s television system committee standard (NTSC) scrambler) is coupled to multi-core CPU 402A.In addition, the video amplifier 336 is coupled to video encoder 334 and touch-screen display 108.And video port 338 is coupled to the video amplifier 336.As shown in Figure 1B, USB (universal serial bus) (USB) controller 340 is coupled to multi-core CPU 402A.And USB port 342 is coupled to USB controller 340.Storer 404A and subscriber identity module (SIM) card 346 also can be coupled to multi-core CPU 402A.

In addition, as shown in Figure 1B, digital camera 145 can be coupled to multi-core CPU 402A.In aspect exemplary, digital camera 145 is charge-coupled device (CCD) (CCD) camera or complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) (CMOS) camera.

As further specifying among Figure 1B, stereo audio code translator-demoder (CODEC) 350 can be coupled to multi-core CPU 402A.In addition, note amplifier 352 can be coupled to stereo audio CODEC 350.In aspect exemplary, the first boombox 150A and the second boombox 150B are coupled to note amplifier 352.Figure 1B shows that amplifier of microphone 358 also can be coupled to stereo audio CODEC 350.In addition, microphone 360 can be coupled to amplifier of microphone 358.In particular aspects, frequency modulation (FM) radio tuner 362 can be coupled to stereo audio CODEC 350.And FM antenna 110B is coupled to FM radio tuner 362.In addition, stereo headset 366 can be coupled to stereo audio CODEC 350.

Figure 1B further specifies radio frequency (" RF ") transceiver 115 can be coupled to multi-core CPU 402A.RF switch 370 can be coupled to RF transceiver 368 and RF antenna 110A.As shown in Figure 1B, keypad 374 can be coupled to multi-core CPU 402A.And the mono headset 376 with microphone can be coupled to multi-core CPU 402A.In addition, vibrator assembly 378 can be coupled to multi-core CPU 402A.

Figure 1B shows that also electric power supply device 180 can be coupled to system on chip 322.According to an aspect, electric power supply device 180 is for giving electric power supply direct current (DC) the electric power supply device of the various assemblies that need electric power that can wear portable wireless device 105A.In addition, in particular aspects, electric power supply device 180 is rechargeable DC battery or DC electric power supply device, and it is to obtain from the interchange that is connected to AC power supplies (AC)/DC transformer.

Figure 1B further specifies network interface card 388, and network interface card 388 can be used for inserting data network, for example LAN (Local Area Network), individual territory net or any other network.Network interface card 388 can be bluetooth network interface card, WiFi network interface card, individual territory net (PAN) card, individual territory net ultra low power technology (PeANUT) network interface card, or well-known any other network interface card in this technology.In addition, network interface card 388 can be incorporated in the chip, and namely network interface card 388 can be the chip total solution, and can not be independent network interface card 388.

Multi-core CPU 402A can be coupled to above software and/or the hardware embodiment in conjunction with the described module 120 of Figure 1A, 125,130,135 and 140 (120-140).These modules 120 to 140 can be taked the form of software and/or hardware, for example (but being not limited to) application integrated circuit (ASIC), and/or firmware.These modules 120 to 140 of Figure 1A generally are responsible for providing as mentioned in conjunction with the described global positioning function of Figure 1A, biological function for monitoring, exercise/sports performance efficiency tracking function, personal security's function and amusement function.

As describing among Figure 1B, touch-screen display 155, video port 338, USB port 342, camera 145, first boombox 354, second boombox 356, microphone 360, FM antenna 364, stereo headset 366, RF switch 370, RF antenna 372, keypad 374, mono headset 376, Vib. 378 and electric power supply device 380 are in the outside of system on chip 322.

Another particular aspects according to described system, the one or more computer program instructions that can be used as in the method step described herein are stored among the storer 404A, for example above in conjunction with as the described module 120 of the portable wireless worn device 105A, 125,130,135 and 140 illustrated among Figure 1A.

These instructions can be carried out method step described herein by multi-core CPU 402A.In addition, can wear the multi-core CPU 402A of portable wireless device 105A and storer 404A or its combination can be used as for the one or more device of carrying out method step described herein.

Turn to Fig. 1 C, the block diagram of multi-purpose computer is described.In one embodiment, multi-purpose computer can comprise and can wear portable wireless device 105B.Described computing machine can have processor 402B, storer 404B and connect 295.Processor 402B can be configured to carry out several different methods by software instruction, comprises the method for various embodiment described herein.For instance, processor 402B can comprise general processor (for example, x86, ARM), digital signal processor (" DSP "), special IC (" ASIC "), field programmable gate array (" FPGA ") etc.

Processor 402B can be coupled to and/or carry out module 120 to 140 as described above.Module 120 to 140 can be taked the form of software and/or hardware, for example (but being not limited to) application integrated circuit (" ASIC "), and/or firmware.These modules 120 to 140 of Figure 1A generally are responsible for providing as mentioned in conjunction with the described global positioning function of Figure 1A, biological function for monitoring, exercise/sports performance efficiency tracking function, personal security's function and amusement function.

Storer 404B can be any optical disk storage apparatus, any disk storage device, and maybe can operate to store can be by any other medium of logic and/or the data of computer access.Storer 404B can comprise random access memory (" RAM "), ROM (read-only memory) (" ROM "), Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory (" EEPROM "), or is suitable for wearing the solid-state memory of any kind of the compact electronics encapsulation of portable wireless device 105.

Connection 295 can generally allow the connectivity of other computing machine, wireless device, laptop computer, server etc.Connect 295 and can comprise network interface unit (" NIC "), modulator-demodular unit, USB (universal serial bus) port (" USB "), live wire (Firewire) port, 3G/4G radio modem, near-field communication connection (" NFC ") etc.Connecting 295 can be any other wired connection, any other wireless connections, any other magnetic connection, any other virtual connection, any other and can listen connection etc.

Fig. 2 has the anatomy of being included in security monitoring in the hardware 170 and the exemplary figure that wears portable wireless device 105 of communication function are installed.In one exemplary embodiment illustrated in fig. 2, anatomy is installed hardware 170 and is comprised hoop cover or ornamental shell on the arm 255 that is suitable for being worn on human subject 250.Discuss as mentioned, can wear the anatomy that portable wireless device 105 is not limited to only be adapted to be mounted within on the arm 255 hardware 170 is installed.Other elements such as machanical fastener that hardware 170 can comprise chain for example or other type are installed, are made that can wear portable wireless device 105 can be worn on other zone of health.For instance, WWPD 105 can take as being used for being worn on neck pendicle form on every side.WWPD 105 can comprise be used to being attached to bicipital unit, or is worn on the unit on human subject 250 the waist.

In one exemplary embodiment illustrated in fig. 2, the display 155A that can wear portable wireless device 105 can provide operator's numerous information, and for example (but being not limited to) was when the day before yesterday and operator or human subject's 250 heart rate 182.Display 155A also can show as other user interface element 160A that hereinafter will describe in further detail to 160G.

Portable wireless device 105 can be worn and one or more sensors of various types 210 can be coupled to.In one exemplary embodiment illustrated in fig. 2, sensor 210 can comprise heart rate sensor.Yet the sensor of other type is contained in the scope of the present invention, and can be including (but not limited to) respiration transducer, oxygenation sensor, perspiration sensor, pre ure tra ducer, blood glucose meter, temperature sensor, and other similar sensor.Other similar sensor can be measured the various dissimilar physiological parameter that helps to monitor and follow the trail of usefulness during exercise and motor activity.

In one exemplary embodiment illustrated in fig. 2, heart rate sensor 210 can be supported by band 215.As be appreciated by one of skill in the art that, can use other installation hardware except band 215 for sensor 210.Be coupled to sensor 210 though can wear portable wireless device 105 by wired connection 205, can use wireless connections (undeclared).Wireless connections are including (but not limited to) RF-coupled, magnetic couplings, infrared ray, and the acoustics coupling.As be appreciated by one of skill in the art that not specifically mentioned other wireless connections fully are in the scope of the present invention.

Seven user interface element 160A can be suitable for supporting the display 155A of type of touch screens feature to 160G.This means for seven user interface element 160A to 160G, when the operator touches these user interface elements 160A one or more in the 160G, subsequently by wearing one or more functions that portable wireless device 105 supports and/or feature can become effectively or by operator's 250 accesses.

The first user interface element 160A can comprise for the warning button of creating alert message, describe in conjunction with Figure 1A as mentioned.This cautionary characteristic can comprise that permission can wear the cautionary characteristic that the operator of portable wireless device 105A sends to alarm condition server 111.Server can be transmitted into remote operator with warning again, for example as illustrated second wearing portable wireless device 105B or portable computing 107 among Figure 1A.Can notify portable computing 107 to begin to follow the trail of or monitor that first can wear the state of portable wireless device 105A.

In other words, can support need be with respect to a side's who monitors the position that can wear portable wireless device 105A directly actuated cautionary characteristic for personal security's module 135A that can wear portable wireless device 105.The side that this cautionary characteristic can only need to have when being activated by the first user interface element 160A to the access right of server 111 begins to pay close attention to position and the movement that can wear portable wireless device 105A.Described position and the movement that can when the operator of WWPD 105A indication no longer need the third party further to monitor, stop to monitor WWPD 105A.

The second user interface element 160B can support as mentioned in conjunction with the described direct or emergency response feature of Figure 1A.That is to say that the second user interface element 160B can support for example emergency function and/or feature such as 911 urgent call features.This means that personal security's module 135A can wear the current location of portable wireless device 105A through programming with transmission when activating 911 functions be associated with user interface element 160B or " promptly " button feature.WWPD 105A also can send the message that can comprise text message and/or speech message.Text message and/or speech message can be identified the operator's that can wear portable wireless device 105A name, and allow rush immediately substantially rescue operation person's instruction of emergency personnel or first respondent.

Also can support specific emergency function as the personal security's module 135A that is activated by the second user interface element 160B, for example the classification of identified emergency situation or type.The second user interface element 160B can ask the emergency aid corresponding with the classification of being selected by the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105A or type.This means that personal security's module 135A can support emergency medical function, emergency alert function, and urgent fire function, or its any combination.

In this way, the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105A can select the type of the emergency condition that the operator can experience after activating second user interface element 160B " emergency condition " button.This allows suitably to notify and ask suitable emergency personnel or first respondent to arrive the position that can wear portable wireless device 105A.

The 3rd user interface element 160C can support a function, and wherein, the operator need be with wearing portable wireless device 105 records and storing current exercise or contest/usefulness data.The 3rd user interface element 160C also can activate above in conjunction with the described contest feature of Figure 1A.

The 3rd user interface element 160C can activate exercise module 130A, makes WWPD 105A reception can wear portable wireless device 105B from other and is transmitted into the usefulness data that can wear portable wireless device 105A, as illustrated among Figure 1A.Similarly, the activation of the 3rd user interface element 160C also can cause exercise module 130A via network 142 operator's 250 of WWPD 105A current usefulness data to be transmitted into server 111.

In an one exemplary embodiment, but the activation initiation feature of the 3rd user interface 160C wherein can be worn portable wireless device 105A and receive the data that other operator of other WWPD 105B of the exercise identical with the operator 250 that may participate in specific WWPD 105A or sports is correlated with.These usefulness data can be including (but not limited to) other sportsman that can show at display 155 or person taking exercise's geographic position, and other athletic specific measuring, for example Ran Shao calorie, present speed, current exercise or movement rate etc.In this way, can wear portable wireless device 105 and can between a plurality of sportsmen and/or person taking exercise, cultivate competition, wherein these people can be geographically significantly different (that is, being separated from each other).For instance, this can comprise the people and compare the usefulness data with the people who lives in different cities and towns, city, state, country etc.

Four-function family interface element 160D can activate " menu " function, and described " menu " function can show can be by wearing variety of option and/or the function that portable wireless device 105 is supported.Four-function family interface element 160D can cause at display 155A and show menu, so operator 250 can select from menu elements.

The 5th user interface element 160E can support/activate " PoC " or " namely by namely sending out " feature, describes in conjunction with Figure 1A as mentioned.In one embodiment, the activation of the 5th user interface element 160E can be initial based on Instant messaging, make operator 250 can use loudspeaker 150 to communicate.It is as discussed previously,

Be by the software application of general headquarters in Qualcomm's exploitation in San Diego, CA city.

Be provided at instant connection between the user who is in diverse location and the reliable method of two-way communication.

The user that permission can be worn portable wireless device 105A by press the button (for example, the 5th user interface element 160E) and with under the sun other

The user connects immediately.

The the 6th and the 7th

user interface element

160F, 160G can support conventional time sequencing feature, for example begin and stop stopwatch, make time of motor activity of operator's 250 traceable exercises or other form.The the 6th and the 7th

user interface element

160F, 160G can be coupled to as mentioned in conjunction with described one or more time module 165 of Figure 1A.

Fig. 3 is used to the figure that the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105 shows the screen 155B of exercise data 305A and contest data 305B.This screen 155B can be produced by exercise module 130A, and exercise module 130A can receive and can wear portable wireless device 105B from other and be transmitted into the usefulness data that can wear portable wireless device 105A, as illustrated among Figure 1A.In other words, can wear portable wireless device 105A and can receive with other and can wear the data that other operator of portable wireless device 105B is relevant or be associated, such as contest data 305B.These other WWPD 105B may participate in wearing identical exercise or the sports of operator of portable wireless device 105A.

These usefulness data can be including (but not limited to) other sportsman that can show at display 155 or person taking exercise's geographic position.In one embodiment, can show that other sportsman and the specific of person taking exercise of calorie, present speed and current exercise or the movement rate etc. of for example burning measure at display 155.In this way, can wear portable wireless device 105 and can between a plurality of sportsmen and/or person taking exercise, cultivate competition, wherein these people can be geographically significantly different (that is, being separated from each other).This comprise the people with may be in the people of life such as different cities and towns, city, state, country and contest usefulness data relatively.

In one exemplary embodiment illustrated in fig. 3, can wear operator's the exercise of portable wireless device 105A or motor activity data 305A and can comprise the information relevant with by bike activity.The exercise data 305A that shows on the display 155B (for example can comprise, but being not limited to) operator is at the distance of passing through between active stage, the caloric amount of burning between active stage, operator's current heart rate, and in the average velocity of miles per hour (MPH).

As discussed previously, exercise module 130A is also traceable and monitor the benchmark be associated with the data of storing, for example by the famous or sportsman that merits attention at server 111 places record and the benchmark stored.In one embodiment, exercise module 130A can provide the continuous comparison of the operator's that can wear portable wireless device 105A current exercise or sports and famous or the athletic institute event memory that merits attention.Described famous sportsman may upload and store his or her exercise or sports data (being also called the usefulness data in whole this document).

In one exemplary embodiment illustrated in fig. 3, contest data 305B can comprise the benchmark of being set by famous sportsman.In this particular instance, famous sportsman is field by bike.These contest data 305B can have the parameter identical with motor activity data 305A.In this particular instance, contest data 305B also comprise described sportsman the distance of passing through in the place, position identical with the operator between active stage, sportsman between active stage at the caloric amount of same phase place burning, the sportsman heart rate that records at same campaign stage place, and the sportsman sentences the average velocity that records of miles per hour meter in the same campaign stage.

As described above, contest data 305B also can comprise another operator's that can wear portable wireless device 105B real-time information.If operator Jane races with operator Wan Silai Gus is strong in live broadcast or current active, motor activity data 305A and contest data 305B will be current so, and just will be changed by two or more parameters that can wear the motor activity of

portable wireless device

105A, 105B supervision.

Except exercise data 305A and contest data 305B, can wear portable wireless device 105 and be that exercise module 130A also can provide to the operator and recommends 305C specifically, therefore exercise data 305A can become more near contest data 305B, maybe may surpass contest data 305B.For instance, if the strong race of certain Jane and operator Wan Silai Gus, so exercise module can attempt helping Jane surpass ten thousand this.In one embodiment, exercise module 130A can compare exercise data 305A and contest data 305B.Exercise module 130A can determine also whether the operator of WWPD 105A has increased by at least 6 miles per hours with its average velocity, and the operator can catch up with just by its contest in the motor activity of contest data 305B tracking subsequently.

Fig. 4 is for the figure that shows the screen 155C of the position 410A that can wear portable wireless device 105A with respect to geographical element at map 400.Geographical element can comprise street 405A, 405B, and screen 155C can show a WWPD 105A with respect to other position 410B, the 410C of the second and the 3rd WWPD 105B, 105C.In one embodiment, map 400 can be by GPS module 120A and exercise module 130A combination results.

As indicated above, GPS module 120A also can use RF transceiver 115 via network 142 geographic coordinate that calculates of WWPD 105A to be transmitted into server 111.In this way, map 400 can be shown on

other device

105B and 107, and it shows the real-time geographic coordinate of WWPD 105A.In map 400, indicate the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105A by reference symbol 410A.Simultaneously, other can be worn portable wireless device 105B, 105C and launch its corresponding geographic position, as indicated by reference symbol 410B and 410C.These coordinates of

mancarried device

105A, 105B and 105C can be handled and be followed the trail of by exercise module 130A and GPS module 120A.

Can wear

portable wireless device

105A, 105B and 105C with oval icon representation, as illustrated in fig. 4.Yet, can use the icon of other type of the type of the signable activity that just is being monitored, as be appreciated by one of skill in the art that.For instance, as employed oval-shaped substitute among Fig. 4, can use the icon of the icon of bicycle shape or runner's shape to represent by bike or run.Can use other icon shape and type of other activity of expression, as be appreciated by one of skill in the art that.

Fig. 5 is the figure for the screen 500A of the remote portable calculation element 107 that shows the position that can wear portable wireless device 105A with respect to geographical element such as for example street 405A, 405B etc.The information that can receive based on the coordinate that receives from GPS module 120A and from personal security's module 135A that can wear portable wireless device 105A and produce screen 500A.

Portable computing 107 can comprise the multi-purpose computer that is coupled to server 111 via network 142.Can produce screen 500A in response to the warning function of being supported by personal security's module 130A, the operator that its permission can be worn portable wireless device 105A sends to server 111 with alarm condition.These warnings can cause portable computing 107 to begin to follow the trail of or monitor that first can wear the state of portable wireless device 105A.

In one embodiment, can support need be with respect to a side's (for example, the side of the screen 500A of controlling chart 5) who monitors the position that can wear portable wireless device 105A directly actuated cautionary characteristic for personal security's module 135A.The side that this cautionary characteristic can only need to have to the access right of server 111 begins to pay close attention to position and the movement that can wear portable wireless device 105A.

For instance, certain Jane is the cyclist, and she determines at 3:20 generation in afternoon on the 30th September in 2010 the first warning 105A1, as illustrated in fig. 5.Jane activates this warning by the warning button 160A that presses Fig. 2.After advancing in first position that indicates of warning 105A1 from Fig. 5, when Jane arrived second caution position by the second warning 105A2 indication of the afternoon among Fig. 5 during 3:25, she determined to cancel alarm condition by the warning button 160A that presses Fig. 2.Since Jane feel she ride up to Fig. 5 she the first warning 105A1 the position by contrast than the safety zone in after, she determines cancellation warning.

The GPS module 120A of WWPD 105A can be transmitted into server 111 continuously with its position, makes these continuous mobile data can be shown in the screen 500A for remote portable calculation element 107.Screen 500A can support the various user interfaces that allow the operator to communicate by letter with the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105A.

For instance, first user interface element 505 of screen 500A can comprise to be pressed-text function, and it allows the operator of portable computing 107 that text or simple message sending and receiving service (" SMS ") message are sent to the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105A.Second user interface element 510 can comprise button on the screen, and it allows the operator of portable computing 107 and for example first respondents such as police, fire-fighting and rescue department to get in touch.Can use other user interface element, as be appreciated by one of skill in the art that.

Fig. 6 is that explanation is used for following the trail of the process flow diagram of exercise and personal security's method 600 with wearing wireless portable communication device.Square frame 605 is first steps of method 600, and wherein exercise or sports module 130A can receive the selection of the type of the exercise that need follow the trail of the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105.Next, in square frame 610, personal security's module 135A can receive the selection for generation of one or more options of the warning that is launched into server 111 via network 142.Selectable these a little options comprise as the exemplary first user interface element 160A illustrated in fig. 2, and the operator that wherein can wear portable wireless device 105 can activate warning by " the warning button " on selection or the touch screen display 155A.

Next, in square frame 615, biological monitor module 125A and/or exercise/sports module 130A can show one or more biologies or physiology output at display device 155A.For instance, heart rate 182 can be shown on the screen 155A, as illustrated in fig. 2.Yet, wait other physiology output and/or institute's parameters calculated can be shown as the option of being selected by the operator such as the calorie of burning.For instance, the operator can determine to select the caloric option for show heart rate and burning simultaneously on screen 155A.

In square frame 620, can wear portable wireless device 105 and biology or the physiology output of following the trail of and the geographic position (as being determined by GPS module 120A) that can wear portable wireless device 105 periodically can be transmitted into server 111.In square frame 625D, Subscriber Interface Module SIM 160 can be provided for personal security's user interface element, for example as the first and second

user interface element

160A, 160B illustrated in fig. 2.

As described above, the first user interface element 160A can relate to and can be the warning function that can be selected by the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105.The second user interface element 160B can support emergency call function as described above.As be appreciated by one of skill in the art that comprising can be by wearing other personal security's function that portable wireless device 105 is followed the trail of.

In decision block 630, personal security's module 135A can determine whether the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105 has selected warning function.If the inquiry to decision block 630 is negated to follow "No" so and be branched off into decision block 640.If the inquiry to decision block 630 is sure, follow "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 635, wherein personal security's module 135A can be transmitted into warning server 111, described warning can be translated to figure and be shown, screen 500A for example, and specifically, as the first warning 105A1 illustrated in fig. 5.

Next, in decision block 640, RF transceiver module 115 can determine with the combination of CPU (central processing unit) 402A whether the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105 needs to carry out call.If the inquiry to decision block 640 is negated to follow "No" so and be branched off into decision block 650.If the inquiry to decision block 640 is sure, follow "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 645, wherein RF transceiver 115 is set up and server 111 and or the call communication of cellular telephone network 142.Decision block 640 also can be selected corresponding to corresponding as " PoC " feature of user interface element 160E illustrated in fig. 2 with the operator.

In decision block 650, whether CPU 402A and/or RF transceiver 115 can determine to wear portable wireless device 105 just from server 111 or from honeycomb communicating network 142 reception of inbound call communications.If the inquiry to decision block 650 is negated to follow "No" so and be branched off into decision block 670.If the inquiry to decision block 650 is sure, follow "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 655, wherein can show that one or more options are to explain how the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105 can dispose specific call at indicator screen 155.For instance, operator selectable is selected and is answered the call and activate loudspeaker 150.Perhaps, operator selectable is selected and is ignored described calling and described calling transferred to voice mail-text feature of being supported by server 111.

In decision block 660, CPU 402A can determine whether the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105 makes the selection of accepting inbound calling.If the inquiry to decision block 660 is negated to follow "No" so and be branched off into decision block 670.If the inquiry to decision block 660 is sure, follow "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 665, wherein set up the call communication with server 111 and/or respective cell formula telephone communication network 142.

In decision block 670, GPS module 120A and or exercise/sports module 130A can determine whether the operator has selected to show the option of map and/or contest data.If the inquiry to decision block 670 is negated to follow "No" so and be branched off into decision block 680.If the inquiry to decision block 670 is sure, follows "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 675.In this step, the map 400 of Fig. 4 shows together with operator's current location (for example, position 410A and other user's position 410B, 410C).

In decision block 680, amusement module 140 can determine whether the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105 has selected entertainment options.For instance, the operator can select to play audio file and or the video file such as MP3 type audio file in this square frame.If the inquiry to decision block 680 is negated that method 600 finishes so.If the inquiry to decision block 680 is sure, follows "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 685.In this square frame 685, amusement module 140 can be carried out one or more in the selected entertainment options, for example displaying audio file, video file, or recreation.Method 600 proceeds to last square frame and finishes subsequently.

Fig. 7 is that explanation is for the treatment of the process flow diagram of the method 700 of the exercise data that can be worn the generation of portable wireless device by one or more and personal security's data.First square frame of being carried out by server 111 usually in the method 700 is square frame 705.In square frame 705, server 111 can receive corresponding to what selected by the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105 and be launched into biology or the physiology output of the option of server 111 via network 142.

Next, in square frame 710, server 111 can receive the current location of one or more portable wireless worn devices 105 that produced by corresponding GPS module 120A.In square frame 715, server 111 can be handled biology and/or physiology output according to selected exercise option, and these results are stored in the storer.For instance, the traceable current biology that just is being launched via network 142 of server 111 and or physiology output, and itself and baseline measures and/or reading compared so that whether definite operator that can wear portable wireless device 105 has any problem.

Subsequently, in decision block 720, server can determine 110 its whether can wear portable wireless device 105 from one or more and receive one or more safety warnings.If the inquiry to decision block 720 is negated to follow "No" so and be branched off into decision block 735.If the inquiry to decision block 720 is sure, follow "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 725, wherein server 111 is according to handling described warning from option and/or the parameter selected in advance that can wear portable wireless device 105A emission.

In this square frame 725, server 111 can produce the screen 500A of Fig. 5, and provides and can be the interactive user interface element 505 and 510 that can be selected by the operator of portable computing 107.In square frame 730, server 111 can be relayed to the user that one or more are selected in advance with described warning, for example (for example) Figure 1A and illustrated in fig. 4 one or more other can wear portable wireless device 105B, 105C.

Next, in decision block 735, server 111 or cellular telephone network 142 can determine whether the operator that can wear portable wireless device 105 needs to call out.This calling can comprise " PoC " feature as described above and/or conventional cellular telephone network is called out.

If the inquiry to decision block 735 is negated to follow "No" so and be branched off into decision block 745.If the inquiry to decision block 735 is sure, follow "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 740, wherein set up the call communication that is used for wearing the portable wireless device with cellular telephone network 142 and/or server 111.

In decision block 745, server 111 and/or cellular telephone network 142 can determine whether to have received the calling that can wear portable wireless device 105 for being transmitted into again.If the inquiry to decision block 745 is negated to follow "No" so and be branched off into decision block 765.If the inquiry to decision block 745 is sure, follow "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 750, wherein server 111 and/or cellular telephone network 142 are relayed to call and can wear portable wireless device 105.

In decision block 755, server 111 and/or cellular phone communication network can be determined to wear the calling whether portable wireless device 105 will accept institute's relaying.If the inquiry to decision block 755 is negated to follow "No" so and be branched off into decision block 765.If the inquiry to decision block 755 is sure, follows "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 760, wherein server 111 and or cellular phone communication network 142 calling that will set up and can wear portable wireless device 105.

Next, in steps in decision-making 765, server 111 can determine server 111 whether received in order to show map and or other can wear the signal of the contest data of portable wireless device 105.Described signal can be produced by the GPS module 120A that can wear portable wireless device 105 and/or exercise/sports module 130A.

If the inquiry to steps in decision-making 765 is negated to follow "No" branch so, wherein process 700 end.If the inquiry to decision block 765 is sure, follow "Yes" so and be branched off into square frame 770, wherein server 111 can be transmitted into other user's geographic coordinate and/or contest data and can wear portable wireless device 105.These geographic coordinates can allow GPS module 120A to produce as screen 155C illustrated in fig. 4.Described contest data can allow to take exercise/sports module 130A generation as screen 155B illustrated in fig. 3.Process 700 finishes subsequently.

Some step nature in process described in this instructions or the process stream prior to for the present invention such as description and the other side that works.Yet, of the present invention functional if this type of order or sequence are not changed, the invention is not restricted to the order of described step.That is to say, it should be understood that as being appreciated by one of skill in the art that, some steps can be before other step, afterwards or with other step concurrently (substantially side by side) carry out.In some cases, as be appreciated by one of skill in the art that some step can be omitted or not carry out.In addition, for example words such as " thereafter ", " subsequently ", " next " are not intended to the order of conditioning step.These words only are used for the guiding readers ' reading to the description of exemplary method.

In addition, the technician in programming field can write computer code or identify suitable hardware and/or circuit not have and to implement the present invention based on the process flow diagram in (for example) this instructions and the description that is associated difficultly.

Therefore, how to make and use the present invention for fully understanding, to code instructions or in detail the announcement of the specific collection of hardware unit be not considered to be essential.In the above description and to explain the invention of the computer-implemented process of advocating in more detail in conjunction with the figure that various processes stream can be described functional.

In aspect one or more are exemplary, can hardware, software, firmware or its any combination implement described function.If implement with software, then function can be stored or transmitted at computer-readable media as one or more instructions or code.Computer-readable media comprises computer storage media may and promotes computer program from a communication medium that is delivered to any medium at another place with comprising.Medium can be can be by any useable medium of computer access.For instance and unrestricted, this computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage apparatus, disk storage device or other magnetic storage device, or can be institute's program code of wanting of instruction or data structure form and can pass through any other medium of computer access in order to carrying or storage.

Equally, can rightly any connection be called computer-readable media.For instance, if use concentric cable, fiber optic cables, twisted-pair feeder, digital subscribe lines (DSL) or for example the wireless technology of infrared ray, radio and microwave from the website, server or other remote source transmitting software, then concentric cable, fiber optic cables, twisted-pair feeder, DSL or for example the wireless technology of infrared ray, radio and microwave be contained in the definition of medium.

As used herein, disk and CD comprise compact disk (CD), laser-optical disk, optics CD, digital versatile disc (DVD), flexible plastic disc and Blu-ray Disc, wherein disk magnetically reproduces data usually, and CD uses laser optics ground to reproduce data.More than each person's combination also should be included in the scope of computer-readable media.

Therefore, though explained and described selected aspect, will understand, as be appreciated by one of skill in the art that, define as appended claims, can carry out various substituting and change therein.

Claims

1. be used for to follow the trail of take exercise and personal security's method for one kind, it comprises:

The hardware that can operate to be worn on the person is provided for portable computing;

Receive tempering the selection of option with described portable computing;

Receive selection to the automatic alert option that is used for the personal security with described portable computing;

Display at described portable computing shows one or more biological output;

Be provided as the user interface of the part of described portable computing, described user interface has one or more can select instant alert option; And

Via the provide support user interface of bidirectional audio communication of described portable computing.

2. method according to claim 1, it further is included on the described display of described portable computing and shows map.

3. method according to claim 2 wherein shows that at described display described map further comprises the position that shows other portable computing that participates in described selected exercise option.

4. method according to claim 1, it further comprises the contest data that another portable computing of showing the selected exercise identical with participation is associated.

5. method according to claim 1, one in the wherein said automatic alert option comprise with periodic manner the position of described portable computing wirelessly are transmitted into server.

6. method according to claim 1 wherein comprises the PoC feature via the provide support described user interface of two-way communication of described portable computing.

7. method according to claim 1, one of them can select instant alert option to comprise danger button, and described danger button offers wireless signal local law enforcement agency, medical professional, firehouse or its combination when selected.

8. method according to claim 1, wherein shown described biological output comprises at least one in the calorie of heart rate, respiratory rate, blood sugar level and burning.

9. method according to claim 1, it further is included on the display device of described portable computing and shows the current time.

10. method according to claim 1 wherein provides one in hoop cover and one or more bands to be used for that described portable computing is fastened to the person for described portable computing provides hardware further to comprise.

11. method according to claim 1, it further comprises the position of wirelessly launching described portable computing.

12. a method that is used for following the trail of exercise and personal security, it comprises:

Reception is corresponding to selected biological data of tempering option;

Handle described biological data according to described selected exercise option;

Described biological data is stored in the storer;

Reception can be worn the current location of portable wireless device;

Described described position of wearing the portable wireless device is stored in the storer;

The monitoring wireless channel is to seek personal security's warning of wearing the generation of portable wireless device by described; And

If receive personal security's warning from the described portable wireless device of wearing, so described warning be relayed to one or more predetermined recipient.

13. method according to claim 12, it comprises that further monitor communication channel is to seek at described inbound call of wearing the portable wireless device.

14. method according to claim 12, it comprises that further monitor communication channel is to determine whether the described portable wireless device of wearing will accept inbound call.

15. method according to claim 12, it further comprises follows the trail of a plurality of positions of wearing the portable wireless device.

16. method according to claim 12, it further comprises via a plurality of positions of wearing the portable wireless device of wireless channel emission.

17. method according to claim 16, it further comprises the described a plurality of geographic coordinates of wearing the portable wireless device of emission.

18. method according to claim 12, it further comprises from a plurality of portable wireless devices reception biological datas of wearing.

19. method according to claim 18, it comprises that further comparison is from described a plurality of biological data and calculating efficacy measurements of wearing the portable wireless device.

20. method according to claim 19, the wherein said portable wireless device of wearing comprises that first can wear the portable wireless device, and described method further comprises from one or more second can be worn the portable wireless device and described biological data and efficacy measurements are transmitted into described first can wear the portable wireless device.

21. a computer system that is used for following the trail of exercise and personal security, it comprises:

Processor, its can operate with:

Receive tempering the selection of option with portable computing;

Display at described portable computing shows one or more biological output;

22. system according to claim 21, wherein said processor further can operate with:

Described display at described portable computing shows map.

23. system according to claim 22, wherein said processor further can operate with:

Show to participate in the position of other portable computing of described selected exercise option.

24. system according to claim 21, wherein said processor further can operate with:

Show the contest data that are associated with another portable computing that participates in identical selected exercise.

25. system according to claim 21, wherein automatically alert option comprises that described processor can be operated and with periodic manner the position of described portable computing wirelessly is transmitted into server.

26. system according to claim 21, wherein said processor can be operated described user interface with the two-way communication that provides support via described portable computing and comprise that further described processor can operate to provide the PoC feature.

27. system according to claim 21, one of them can select instant alert option to comprise danger button, and described danger button offers wireless signal local law enforcement agency, medical professional, firehouse or its combination when selected.

28. system according to claim 21, wherein shown described biological output comprises at least one in the calorie of heart, respiratory rate, blood sugar level and burning.

29. system according to claim 21, wherein said processor further can operate with:

Display device at described portable computing shows the current time.

30. system according to claim 21, wherein said processor further can operate with:

Wirelessly launch the position of described portable computing.

31. a computer system that is used for following the trail of exercise and personal security, described system comprises:

Be used for to promote portable computing is worn on device on the person;

Be used for the device of described portable computing reception to the selection of exercise option;

Be used for receiving the device for the selection of personal security's automatic alert option with described portable computing;

Be used for showing at the display of described portable computing the device of one or more biological outputs;

Be used for being provided as the device of user interface of the part of described portable computing, described user interface has one or more can select instant alert option; And

Be used for via the provide support device of user interface of bidirectional audio communication of described portable computing.

32. system according to claim 31, it further comprises:

Be used for showing at the described display of described portable computing the device of map.

33. system according to claim 32, it further comprises:

Be used for to show participate in the device of position of other portable computing of described selected exercise option.

34. system according to claim 31, it further comprises:

Be used for showing the device of the contest data that are associated with another portable computing that participates in identical selected exercise.

35. system according to claim 31, one in the wherein said automatic alert option comprises for the device that the position of described portable computing wirelessly is transmitted into server with periodic manner.

36. method according to claim 31, the device of wherein said described user interface for the two-way communication that provides support via described portable computing comprises the device for the PoC feature.

37. system according to claim 31, one of them can select instant alert option to comprise danger button, and described danger button offers wireless signal local law enforcement agency, medical professional, firehouse or its combination when selected.

38. system according to claim 31, wherein shown described biological output comprises at least one in the calorie of heart rate, respiratory rate, blood sugar level and burning.

39. system according to claim 31, it further comprises:

Be used for showing in the display device of described portable computing the device of current time.

40. system according to claim 31, wherein said for promote with described portable computing be worn on device on the person further comprise be used to provide hoop cover and one or more bands one to be used for that described portable computing is fastened to device on the person.

41. computer program, it comprises computer-usable medium, described computer-usable medium has the computer readable program code that is contained in wherein, described computer readable program code is suitable for being performed to implement to take exercise and safe method for follow the trail of the individual with portable computing, and described method comprises:

Receive tempering the selection of option with described portable computing;

Display at described portable computing shows one or more biological output;

42. according to the described computer program of claim 41, the described program code of wherein implementing described method further comprises:

Described display at described portable computing shows map.

43. according to the described computer program of claim 42, the described program code of wherein implementing described method further comprises:

44. according to the described computer program of claim 41, the described program code of wherein implementing described method further comprises:

45. according to the described computer program of claim 41, one in the wherein said automatic alert option comprises with periodic manner the position of described portable computing wirelessly is transmitted into server.

46. according to the described computer program of claim 41, wherein comprise the PoC feature via the provide support described user interface of two-way communication of described portable computing.

47. according to the described computer program of claim 41, one of them can select instant alert option to comprise danger button, described danger button offers wireless signal local law enforcement agency, medical professional, firehouse or its combination when selected.

48. according to the described computer program of claim 41, wherein shown described biological output comprises at least one in the calorie of heart rate, respiratory rate, blood sugar level and burning.

49. according to the described computer program of claim 41, the described program code of wherein implementing described method further comprises:

Display device at described portable computing shows the current time.

50. according to the described computer program of claim 41, wherein said portable computing comprise mobile phone, personal digital assistant, pager, smart phone, guider and have wireless connections or the handheld computer of link at least one.